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Nope, never even bought one of them 😛 .

Not a whole lot... will probably stay up to watch the countdown, because that's just tradition now 😛 .

Not at all... gaming can be a very sociable activity! Especially if it's an MMORPG where players naturally form clans and alliances, which will often become tight-knit and lead to long-lasting friendships. (For example, I'm still friends with people I met on CyberNations, even though I quit that game over a decade ago) Admittedly, single-player games (and competitive multiplayer games in which every player plays for themselves) can be lonelier - but even then, players will often be able to talk about the game with each other online!

The Sims 4... didn't play very much, was just taking a couple of screenshots!

I haven't read them yet - but maybe I'll have to one day!

Your wish has been granted, because series 2 is out now! I've only seen the first episode of series 2 so far - and it honestly seems even crazier than series 1 😛 . Looking forward to the rest!

Definitely 'Mum' for me, since I'm from the UK.

These days, not a whole lot... often only an hour, if I play any at all. The only time I might have longer gaming sessions is during the weekends.

Civilization VI. My sister and I won our game with a Religious Victory 😄 !

Sort of depends whether the quest is about the journey or the destination 😛 . But most of the time, I'd prefer a marker at the exact location.

The end of Paddington. Didn't watch enough of it to give it a score based on that, but having watched the whole film on a previous occasion, I'd say at least 9/10.

Where exactly did she say that? Don't get me wrong: I have no attachment to Rowling as a person, and if she did indeed say that, then it was absolutely despicable of her - but it's not something I've ever heard being attributed to her prior to today (and I also can't find it by looking it up myself).

Sausages.... I had one when I was 4 years old, hated it, and was put off for life.

Civilization VI Playing a hot seat game with my sister, with her playing as France, and me playing as the Mapuche. So far, it's going pretty well: I've settled five cities, and flipped a sixth from the Mongols 🙂 !

I did play in them a bit in the early 2000s (usually when I was on vacation and didn't have access to a computer)... there's a little bit of nostalgia associated with it, but I don't really miss them apart from that TBH.

I guess a combination of the character's intelligence, and just the fact that I was (and still am) a major Harry Potter fan!

Honestly, I don't think I despise any bands... the mainstream ones that enjoy chart success tend to be too generic to get worked up over, while the more obscure ones are easy enough to avoid. (One musician I can't stand is Nicki Minaj - but I suppose she's not a 'band' 😛 )

FTL: Faster than Light. I'm playing with the Slug C cruiser, which is one of my favourites, because it starts with Mind Control and Hacking, which gives you a lot of creative ways to kill off the enemy crew. For example, sometimes I'll hack their Medbay or their Oxygen, and have them suffocate to death 😛 . I'm at the end of the 5th sector (out of 8), and I'm winning most of my battles quite easily 😄 !

I think good graphics are in the "Nice to have" category. If a game has poor graphics, but has engaging gameplay, then I'll still enjoy it regardless - whereas if a game has shoddy gameplay, good graphics won't save it. It's like putting lipstick on a pig. With that being said, a game isn't going to make it onto my "Favourites of all time" list unless it has at least okay graphics 😛 .

I had one on Emma Watson when I was teenager 😛 . However, I quickly grew out of "celebrity crushes", as I couldn't ever imagine myself being happy in such a relationship, where I'd always be known for being "so-and-so's partner", rather than for anything I'd done myself.

Occasionally. For example, Crypt of the Necrodancer had the following controls on the numpad: Numpad 8 = Up Numpad 4 = Left Numpad 6 = Right Numpad 2 = Down I changed the 'Down' key from Numpad 2 to Numpad 5, because I was used to arrow keys 😛 . (Unfortunately, my own set of arrow keys was messed up, hence why I was using the numpad instead!)

FTL: Faster than Light Got a Chain Vulcan, which takes about 35 seconds to get up to speed... but when it's fully charged up, it fires off one shot every second. Advanced players don't consider it to be a very good weapon (because you're vulnerable for the 35 seconds that it takes to charge up), but it's great fun to use! And I also happened to have a Weapon Pre-Igniter, which allowed me to skip the first phase of the charging process, and get the total charging time down to 24 seconds 🙂 . I did make some mistakes which almost cost me the run (for example, I didn't buy enough fuel, and I ran out a couple of times...), but I won in the end 😄 .

Honestly, within a day or two of playing. If I take a break from a game for a couple of weeks, and then come back to it, I'll mostly have forgotten where I was!

Of course not. The primary reason to participate in any hobby is to have fun. If you're having fun gaming, then it's not a waste of time. Period. (Of course, many hobbies - including gaming - also have other side-effect benefits, but those aren't the main reason to participate in them!)

Yes, although I try not to play it too much... I don't want to get addicted to it!